1922 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
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TO US THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
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1922 YEAR BOOK I. B. S. A.1922
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International Bible Students Association
HEADQUARTERS
124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y., Phone Main 5421
Pastor CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL founder of
International Bible Students Association1922
Year Book
International Bible Students Association
HEADQUARTERS
124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y., Phone Main 5421
TO US THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
That the church is “the temple of the living God,” peculiarly “his workmanship”; that its construction has been in progress throughout the gospel age—ever since Christ became the world’s Redeemer and the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, through which, when finished, God’s blessing shall come “to all people,” and they find access to him. — 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; Ephesians 2:20-22; Genesis 28:14; Galatians 3:29.
That meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing or consecrated believers in Christ’s atonement for sin, progresses; and when the last of these “living stones,” “elect and precious,” shall have been made ready, the great Master Workman will bring all together in the first resurrection; and the temple shall be filled with his glory, and be the meeting place between God and men throughout the Millennium.—Revelation 15: 5-8.
That the basis of hope, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that “Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for every man,” “a ransom for all,” and will be “the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world ’’ “in due time.”— Hebrews 2:9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6.
That the hope of the church is that she may be like her Lord, “see him as he is,” be ‘partaker of the divine nature,’ and share his glory as his joint-heir. — 1 John 3:2; John 17:24; Romans 8: 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
That the present mission of the church is the perfecting of the saints for the future work of service; to develop in herself every grace; to be God’s witness to the world; and to prepare to be kings and priests in the next age.—Ephesians 4:12; Matthew 24:14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6.
That the hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be brought to all by Christ’s Millennial kingdom, the restitution of all that was lost in Adam, to all the willing and obedient, at the hands of their Redeemer and his glorified church, when all the willfully wicked will be destroyed. — Acts 3 ; 1923; Isaiah 35. -
International Bible Students Association
The International Bible Students Association is a body of consecrated Christian people organized according, to the Holy Scriptures and with duly- ordained ministers or servants. It is organized for the study of the Bible, the preaching of the gospel, and for the worship of God and the Lord Jesus.
The organization is made up of many bodies of Christian people located in various towns and cities of the United States and Canada, Great Britain, Continental Europe, and other parts of the world. Each ecclesia or class of Bible Students has its own separate; organization and elects at regular intervals its servants or ministers, who are called elders or deacons. These ecclesias have regular worship on Sundays, consisting of preaching and Bible study, and also Bible studies on various evenings during the week.
The International Bible Students Association was founded by Charles Taze Russell of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in the year 1869. He was elected by the congregation in that city at that time as its pastor; and thereafter was elected pastor of a large number of congregations in the United States and Europe, and until his death known as Pastor Russell. He was duly ordained as a minister of the gospel.
About the year 1870 Pastor Russell began a special study of the prophecies of the Bible relative to the second coming of the Lord and the establishment of his kingdom. The result of his studies was the publication of a small book entitled “The Object and Manner of Our Lord’s Return.”
In the year 1879 Pastor Russell began the publication of The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence, the subtitle expressing his confidence in the fact of the presence of the Lord. The Watch Tower has been issued regularly, twice each month, since the beginning of its publication.
In 1886 he wrote and published “The Divine Plan of the Ages,” otherwise known as the first volume of Studies in the Scriptures, in which is given a Scriptural outline of God’s great program for the redemption and blessing of the human race. Following this he wrote and published five other volumes of the series of Studies in the Scriptures, viz.:
“The Time Is at Hand”
“Thy Kingdom Come”
“The Battle of Armageddon”
“The Atonement Between God and Man”
“The New Creation”
Shortly following his death “The Finished Mystery.” being the seventh volume of the said series of Studies in the Scriptures, was published by the Association. He traveled widely throughout the world, organizing bodies of Christian people into ecclesias or churches, and these, ordaining their ministers in the Scriptural manner, increased from time to time.
Pastor Russell died in the year 1916. At that time he was the duly elected and acting pastor of about 1400 ecclesias.
The name International Bible Students Association is a generic term referring to the entire religious Association and its membership. A corporation was formed and organized under that name and title in the year 1914 under the laws of Great Britain, for the purpose of holding property and carrying on the business part of its work in Great Britain, and other parts of Europe. The Association existed, however, long prior thereto, as above stated, as an unincorporated organization.
In 1884 the. work of said Society was organized in Pennsylvania under the name and the title of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, for the purpose of holding K title to property, publication of books, etc., and generally to conduct the business affairs of the International Bible Students Association as stated above. The general offices of the Association were then in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
In the year 1909 the headquarters of the said International Bible Students Association were moved to Brooklyn, New York. The Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, being a corporation organized under a special statute of Pennsylvania, could not be moved to New York; hence another Corporation was formed under the membership corporation law of the State of New York under the name and title of the Peoples Pulpit Association, for the purpose of conducting the business affairs of the said International Bible Students Association in and for the State of New York.
The object and purpose of the International Bible Students Association has always been and is now to preach to the people the Holy Scriptures and to give what its members conceive to be a true interpretation of the Bible, pointing out God's way provided for the granting of everlasting life and blessings to the obedient ones of the human race. It is not in any wise political, nor does it interfere or participate in political matters, but strictly follows the admonition of the apostles and the Lord Jesus in adhering to the teaching of God's Word.
The various classes or ecclesias of the International Bible Students Association use as textbooks the seven volumes of Studies in the Sceiptuees, The Watch To wer, and other like publications written by Pastor Russell, besides various translations of the Bible, standard concordances, and other helps.
The executive offices of said Association are located at 124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York; while the operating offices, are located at 18 Concord Street, Brooklyn.
The officers of the International Bible Students Association are the following:
President Joseph F. Rutherford
Secretary H. C. Thackway
Ass’t Secretary and Treas. Wm. E. Van Amburgh
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph F. Rutherford
Jesse Hemery
H. C. Thackway
Wm. E. Van Amburgh
J, T. R. Swain
The officers of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society are as follows:
President Joseph F. Rutherford
Vice-President Charles A. Wise
Secretary and Treasurer Wm. E. Van Amburgh
Ass’t Secretary and Treasurer Hugo H. Riemer
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joseph F. Rutherford
Charles H. Anderson
Charles A. Wise
Alex. H. Macmillan
Wm. E. Van Amburgh
George H. Fisher
Wm. F. Hudgings
The officers of the Peoples Pulpit Association are the following:
President Joseph F. Rutherford
Vice-President Alex. H. Macmillan
Secretary and Treasurer Hugo H. Riemer
Ass’t Secretary Arthur R. Goux
BOARD OF DIRECTORSJoseph F. Rutherford
Clayton J. Woodworth
Alex. H. Macmillan
Hugo H. Riemer
J. H. Hoeveler
John A. Baeuerlein
Wm. E. Van Amburgh
Branch offices of the International Bible Students Association are as follows:
London, England ........34 Craven Terrace, Lancaster Gate
Toronto, Ontario ........270 Dundas St., West
Melbourne, Australia ...495 Collins St.
Cape Town, S. Africa 123 Plein St.
Kottayam, India .........Kottayam, Travancore, S. India
Central Europe ...........Usteristrasse 19, Zurich, Switzerland
Berne, Switzerland ....Allmendstrasse 36
Amsterdam, Holland ... Witte de Witstraat 111
Munich, Germany ..... Unterdornstr. 76
Vienna, Austria ............Postfach 8. Vienna 141-XXI-1
Orebro, Sweden ...........Anggatan 9
Helsingfors, Finland .. It. Viertotie 9
Copenhagen, Denmark Ole Suhrsgade 14
Christiania, Norway .. Parkveten 60
Cluj, Roumania ...........Strada Bucovina 4
Warsaw, Poland .........P. O. Box 248
Canea, Greece .............Canea, Crete, Greece
Ramallah, Palestine .. Ramallah, via Jerusalem, Palestine
Seoul, Korea ................35 Soosongtong
Jamaica, B. W. I. .......P. O. Box 257, Kingston, Jamaica
Trinidad, S. America . P. O. Box 194, Port of Spain, Trinidad
The Association carries on missionary work for preaching the gospel throughout the United States, Canada, British West Indies, Great Britain, Continental Europe, Palestine, India, South Africa, Australia, Japan, Korea, China, etc.
The Association also maintains a home and school of instruction for those preparing to be ministers or teachers of the divine Word, which home and school is maintained at 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York. At said address three times each day there is a period of consideration and discussion of Bible questions, and each evening there are regular Bible classes taught by resident ministers or teachers.
The Association sends out from its headquarters at Brooklyn a large number of duly ordained ministers who are empowered to perform marriage ceremonies, without restriction, baptize, bury the dead, administer the Lord's supper, etc., and who visit the various classes in the United States and Canada, who hold Bible studies and deliver public discourses and sermons to those who are interested in Bible Study. These ministers are maintained by the Association and devote all their time to preaching the gospel and teaching Bible classes under the management and supervision of the Interr a- tional Bible Students Association. Each week preaching services are held in a number of places in Greater New York, attended and served by some of these minister, and also in towns and cities within a day’s travel from New York; while others of these ministers travel from town to town throughout the United States holding daily meetings and preaching services with classes, ecclesias or church organizations and delivering from lectures to the public.
Ministers duly ordained and qualified as above stated and who were sent by said Association for the years 1921 and 1922 are as follows, to wit:
Baeuerlein, J. A.; Baker, W. A.; Banks, T. E.; Barber, R. H.; Barker, T. E.; Barker, W. G.; Bauer, F.; Beaty, C. B.; Beaulieu, E. L.; Benecki, S.; Betler, E. W.; Binkele, C. C.; Blaner, J.; Boerner, H. H.; Boerner, Theodore; Bohnet, J. A.; Boyd, B. H.; Buehler, C.; Burgess, A. E.; Burtch, L. B.; Byczynski, T. F.; Cabana, L. J.; Carr, L. E.; Coble, W. G.; Cohen, L. T.; Comuntzis, T. P.; Cooke, R. C.; Copeland, D.; Costos, C.; Coward, E. J.; Crist, E. F.; Cutforth, C. W.; Dawson, J. E.; De Cecca, G.; Derderian, D.; Dingus, H. H.; Dinsdale, S. E.; Dockey, E. L.; Donald, A.; Earle, Leonard; Edwardes, J. C.; Eicher, Charles; Emery, R. S.; Eshleman, A. D.; Eshleman, A. J.; Jas. J. Fakourey; Fekel, C.; Fisher, G. H.; Frange, W.; Franz, F. W.; Goux, A.; Graham, A. M.; Gratteau, J. F.; Grimes, J. E.; Gross, T. C.; Haidostian, S.; Hannan, W. T.; Hansen, J.; Haughn, C. A.; Haughn, J. W.; Hazlett, H. E.; Hemery, J.; Herr, M. L.; Hersee, W. M.; Hoeveler, J. H.; Houston, F. E.; Howlett, Harry; Howlett, M. A.; Hudgings, W. F.; Hutson, R. N.; Isgro, W. A.; Jernigan, L. D.; Jones, G. W.; Jones, R. H.; Kaczkowski, M.; Kadlechick, S.; Kendall, Geo. S.; Kessler, W. W.; Knight, R. F.; Koesis, George; Koons, A. L.; Krett, J.; Kuzma, L.; Lundborg, A.; Luttichau, Carl; Macmillan, A. H.; MacPherson, J. P.; McCutcheon, M.; McNair, C. N.; Magnuson, O.; Marchant, A. N.; Martin, R. J.; Mayberry, C. H.; Michaelopulos, T.; Morton, S.; Muzikant, J. R.; Nagle, C.; Paine, R. E.; Pelle, W. L.; Perrin, J. H.; Pickering, W. H.; Pinnock, H. E.; Plakakis, L.; Pollock, G. R.; Prorok, A.; Prosser, C.; Rice, B. M.; Rice, V. C.; Riemer, H. H.; Riemer, M. E.; Robie, R. L.; Roemhildt, W.; Rutherford, J. F.; Salata, M.; Salter, W. F.; Schmidt, V. F.; Schnarch, H. W.; Seklemian, H. A.; Seklemian, R. S.; Sexton, E. D.; Shuter, S. A.; Siarkowski, M.; Smith, Glenn G.; Smith, H.; Stamulas, M. A.; Stanislawek, J. W.; Stark, E.; Stein, P.; Stoffel, W. A.; Sullivan, O. L.; Swietek, W.; Syme, I. N.; Szewczyk, J. H.; Thorn, W. J.; Thornton, T. H.; Towne, W. J.; Treder, W. E.; Twaroschk, George; Twelker, W.; Unden, W. B.; Umlauf, J.; VanAmburgh, W. E.; VanSipma, S. M.; Vogel, D. S.; Wainwright, F. C.; Washeruk, L.; Wellington, D.; Whelpton, E.; Wiberg, C. E.; Williams, J. B.; Wisdom, W. M.; Wise, C. A.; Wnorowski, W.; Woodworth, C. J.; Woodworth, W. E.; Young, George; Zakian, A. S.; Zink, L. F.; Zuehlke, C. A.; Zullo, A. C.
MEMORIAL REPORTS FOR 1921
CLASSES of Bible Students have reported on their respective participants of the Memorial emblems as below listed—those having twenty and over. Besides these named 17 classes reported 19 participants each; 13 classes, 18 each; 14, 17; 16, 16; 20, 15; 23, 14; 20,13; 16,12; 20,11; 21, 10; 37, 9; 28, 8; 34,7; 27, 6; 17, 5; 17,4; 19, 3; 7, 2; 9,1. Reports from many places have not been received at the time of this writing.
London, Eng. - 1004; New York, N. Y. - 995; Glasgow, Scotland - 757; Chicago, Ill., (Polish) - 750; Los Angeles, Cal. - 728; Chicago, Ill. - 682; Boston, Mass. - 447; Pittsburg, Pa. - 444; Cleveland, Ohio - 442; Detroit, Mich. - 374; Helsingfors, Finland - 363; Philadelphia, Pa. - 335; Vancouver, B. C. - 326; St. Louis, Mo. - 322; Liverpool, Eng. - 300; Toronto, Ont. - 291; Winnipeg, Man. - 253; Birmingham, Eng. - 240; Manchester, Eng. - 232; Baltimore, Md. - 231; Calumbus, Ohio - 231; Washington, D. C. - 222; San Francisco, Cal. - 215; Seattle, Wash. - 211; Oakland, Cal. - 209; Copenhagen, Denmark - 192; Indianapolis, Ind. - 176; Buffalo, N. Y. - 175; New York City, (Colored) - 173; Manor Park, Eng. - 163; Portland, Ore. - 156; Roseland, Ill. - 151; Stockholm, Sweden - 151; Leeds, Eng. - 150; Tacoma, Wash. - 144; Minneapolis, Minn. - 143; Cleveland, Ohio, (Polish) - 140; Edinburgh, Scotland - 139; Milwaukee, Wis. - 138; Kingston, Jamaica - 132; Spokane, Wash. - 130; San Antonio, Tex. - 129; Kansas City, Mo. - 124; Erie, Pa. - 122; Herneth Oldham, Eng. - 121; Akron, Ohio - 118; San Diego, Cal. - 117; Victoria, B. C. - 117; Houston, Tex. - 116; Louisville, Ky. - 110; Everett, Wash. - 104; Toledo, Ohio - 104; Gothenburg, Sweden - 102; Allentown, Pa. - 99; Tammerfors, Finland - 98; Oklahoma City, Okla. - 97; Leicester, Eng. - 95; Springfield, Mass. - 95; Reading, Pa. - 90; Lancaster, Pa. - 88; Binghamton, N. Y. - 86; Abo, Sweden - 85; St. Paul, Minn. - 86; Buffalo, N. Y., (Italian) - 79; Rochester, N. Y., (Italian) - 78; London, Ont. - 77; Santa Ana, Cal. - 77; Bridgeport, Conn. - 75; Tampa, Fla. - 75; Bridgetown, Barbados - 74; Richmond, Va. - 74; Worcester, Mass. - 72; Edmonton, Alta. - 71; Pasadena, Cal. - 70; Surrey, Eng. - 69; Paris, France - 68; Wichita, Kans. - 68; Paterson, N. J. - 67; Norfolk, Va. - 66; York, Pa. - 65; Birmingham, Ala. - 64; Bay City, Mich. - 62; Christiania, Norway - 62; Jackson, Mich. - 62; Orebro, Sweden - 62; Lynn, Mass. - 61; Topeka, Kans. - 61; New Brighton, Pa. - 60; Scranton, Pa. - 60; Saskatoon, Sask. - 59; Jacksonville, Fla. - 58; Memphis, Tenn. - 56; Providence, R. I. - 56; Rockford, Ill. - 55; San Jose, Cal. - 55; Sharon, Pa. - 55; Terre Haute, Ind. - 55; Hartford, Conn. - 54; South Bend, Ind. - 54; Duquesne, Pa. - 53; East Liverpool, Ohio - 53; Fresno, Cal. - 53; Watertown, N. Y. - 53; Dubuque, Iowa - 52; Tulsa, Okla. - 52; Bayonne, N. Y. - 51; Wallasey, Eng. - 51; Canton, Ohio - 50; Flint, Mich. - 50; Peru, Ill., (Polish) - 50; Passaic, N. Y. - 49; Schenectady, N. Y. - 49; Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - 47; Auburn, Ind. - 46; Elizabeth, N. J. - 46; Fall River, Mass. - 46; Calmar, Alta. - 45; Phoenix, Ariz. - 45; Crooksville, Ohio - 44; Duluth, Minn., (Polish) - 44; Easton, Pa. - 44; Detroit, Mich., (Hungarian) - 43; Duluth, Minn. - 43; Long Beach, Cal. - 43; Niagara Falls, N. Y. - 43; Medicine Hat, Alta. - 42; Atlanta, Go. - 41; Wilmington, Del. - 41; Bainsford Falkirk, Scotland - 40; Boise, Ida. - 40; Bournemouth, Eng. - 40; Miami, Fla. - 40; Newburg, N. Y. - 40; Bellingham, Wash. - 39; Camden, N. J. - 39; Champaign, Ill. - 39; Brantford, Ont. - 42; Accrington, Eng. - 38; Elwood, Ind. - 39; Benton Harbor, Mich. - 38; Bloomfield, N. J. - 38; Bow, Wash. - 38; Brazil, Ind. - 38; Hillside, Jamaica - 38; Newark, N. J. - 38; Port Huron, Mich. - 38; Tiffin, Ohio - 38; Lincoln, Neb. - 37; Linton, Ind. - 37; Jamaica, Ont. - 37; Portsmouth, Ohio - 36; Springfield, Mass. - 36; Towanda, Pa. - 36; Brownsville, Pa., (Hungarian) - 35; Lawrence, Mass. - 34; Newcastle, Pa. - 34; Pueblo, Colo. - 34; Brockton, Mass. - 33; Mattoon, Ill. - 33; Nashville, Tenn. - 33; Niagara Falls, Ont. - 33; Quincy, Mass. - 33; Chester, Pa. - 32; Springfield, Mo. - 32; Stockton, Cal. - 32; Waltham, Mass. - 32; Evansville, Ind. - 31; Galt, Ont. - 31; Wilkesbarre, Pa. - 31; Alliance, Ohio - 30; Bremerton, Wash. - 30; Cincinnati, Ohio, (Colored) - 30; Cristobal, C. Z. - 30; Danville, Ill. - 30; Fargo, N. D. - 30; Knoxville, Tenn. - 30; Lansing, Mich. - 30; Lima, Ohio - 30; Paso Robles, Cal. - 30; Pawtucket, R. I. - 30; Gas Sity, Ind. - 29; Johnstown, Pa. - 29; Newark, Ohio - 29; Jefferson, S. D. - 28; Kingston, N. Y. - 28; Marion, Ohio - 28; New Albany, Ind. - 28; Portage-la-Prairie, Man. - 28; Chatham, Ont. - 27; Dublin, Ireland - 26; Hutchinson, Kans. - 27; Joplin, Mo. - 27; Muncie, Ind. - 27; Peterborough, Eng. - 26; Pottstown, Pa. - 27; Saginaw, Mich. - 27; Abilene, Kans. - 26; Clarksburg, W. Va. - 26; Johnstown, N. Y. - 26; New Orleans, La. - 26; Petersburg, Va. - 26; San Rafael, Cal. - 26; Annapolis, M. - 25; Chattanooga, Tenn. - 25; Danbury, Ohio - 25; Guelph, Ont. - 25; Kewanee, Ill. - 25; Mansfield, Ohio - 25; Marietta, Ohio - 25; New Brunswick, N. J. - 25; New Kensington, Pa. - 25; Augusta, Ga. - 24; Butler, Pa. - 24; El Paso, Tex. - 24; Fort Worth, Tex. - 24; Harrisburg, Pa. - 24; Massillon, Ohio - 24; Modesto, Cal. - 24; New Liskeard, Ont. - 24; Portland, Me. - 24; Saugus, Mass. - 24; Stottville, N. Y. - 24; Waterville, Conn. - 24; East Palestine, Ohio - 23; Freeport, Ill. - 23; Lowell, Mass. - 23; McKeesport, Pa. - 23; Nowata, Okla. - 23; Poughkeepsie, Pa. - 23; St. Catherines, Ont. - 23; Appleton, Wis. - 22; Bakersfield, Cal. - 22; Belvidere, Ill. - 22; Glace Bay, N. S. - 22; Santa Barbara, Cal. - 22; Sault Ste. Marie - 22; Stratford, Ont. - 22; Sydney, N. S. - 22; Woodstock, Ont. - 22; Wooster, Ohio - 22; Bryan, Ohio - 21; Carbondale, Pa. - 21; Kamsack, Sask. - 21; Lewistown, Pa. - 21; Monessen, Pa. - 21; Mt. Vernon, N. Y. - 21; Niles, Ohio - 21; Ocean Park, Cal. - 21; Pease, Minn. - 21; Rome, N. Y. - 21; Shattuck, Okla. - 21; Albany, N. Y. - 20; Asheville, N. C. - 20; Greenfield, Mass. - 20; Greensboro, N. C. - 20; Halifax, N. S. - 20; Kingston, Ont. - 20; Kunkletown, Pa. - 20; Little Rock, Ark. - 20; Ontario, Ont. - 20; Oshawa, Ont., Ont. - 20; Parsons, Kans. - 20; Pride, La. - 20; Richmond, Cal. - 20; Trenton, N. J. - 20.
MEMORIAL REPORTS FOR 1922
GROUPS of Bible students meeting to celebrate the Memorial of the Lord’s death on April 11, 1922, have reported the number present as follows. Hundreds of other groups reported less than twenty each. Reports from many foreign countries have not been received at the time of this writing, the countries having been heard from including Canada, Africa, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, British West Indies, Canal Zone, Central America, Cuba, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Mcx- ica, Poland, Spain and Sweden.New York, N. Y. - 1064; London, England - 959; Glasgow, Scotland - 794; Los Angeles, Cal. - 785; Chicago, Ill. (Polish) - 660; Boston, Mass. - 508; Chicago, Ill. - 505; Pittsburgh, Pa. - 479; Cleveland, O. - 462; Detroit, Mich. (Polish) - 447; Helsingfors, Finland - 405; Vancouver, B. C. - 359; Philadelphia, Pa. - 350; Toronto, Ont. - 345; Detroit, Mich. - 345; St. Louis, Mo. - 330; Winnipeg, Man. - 315; Hamburg, Germany - 294; Liverpool, England - 292; Warsaw, Poland - 259; Columbus, Ohio - 254; Manchester, England - 242; Birmingham, England - 240; Seattle, Wash. - 233; Washington, D. C. - 233; Copenhagen, Denmark - 217; San Francisco, Cal. - 205; Cincinnati, Ohio - 203; Minneapolis, Minn. - 197; Buffalo, N. Y. - 191; New York, N. Y. (Colored) - 185; Indianapolis, Ind. - 183; Oakland, Cal. - 180; Manor Park, London, Eng. - 178; Cleveland, O. (Polish) - 174; Portland, Ore. - 169; Oldham, England - 164; Toledo, O. - 163; Denver, Colo. - 158; Leeds, England - 155; Stockholm, Sweden - 151; Milwaukee, Wis. (Polish) - 151; Milwaukee, Wis. - 149; Edinburgh, Scotland - 147; Tacoma, Wash. - 146; Roseland, Ill. - 141; San Antonio, Tex. - 140; Kansas City, Mo. - 137; Erie, Pa. - 132; Obo, Finland - 122; Spokane, Wash. - 120; Victoria, Wash. - 119; Gothenburg, Sweden - 117; Peru, Ill. (Polish) - 117; Houston, Texas - 115; Allentown, Pa. - 114; Kingston, Jamaica, B. W. I. - 110; Leicester, England - 108; Georgetown, Dem., B. G., S. America - 107; Everett, Wash. - 106; Louisville, Ky. - 106; Buffalo, N. Y. (Italian) - 105; San Diego, Cal. - 104; Opelika, Ala. - 103; Bristol, England - 103; Oklahoma City, Okla. - 101; Chicago, Ill., (Lithuanian) - 99; St. Paul, Minn. - 98; Sheffield, England - 96; Wilkes-Barre, Pa., (Polish) - 94; Worcester, Mass. - 94; Grand Rapids, Mich. - 92; Reading, Pa. - 90; Hull, England - 90; Rochester, N. Y. (Italian) - 89; Lancaster, Pa. - 88; Akron, Ohio - 85; Binghampton, N. Y. - 85; Edmonton, Alta. - 85; Hamilton, Ont. - 85; Pasadena, Cal. - 85; Saskatoon, Sask. - 85; Lincoln, England - 84; Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng. - 83; St. Joseph, Mo. - 83; Bridgeport, Conn. - 81; Krakow, Poland - 81; Richmond, Va. - 81; Bridgetown, Barbados, B.W.I. - 79; Port of Spain, Trinidad - 79; Coventy, England - 78; Jacksonville, Fla. - 78; London, Ont. - 76; Memphis, Tenn. - 75; Wichita, Kans. - 75; Youngstown, Ohio - 75; Dallas, Texas - 74; Duquesne, Pa. - 73; Belfast, Ireland - 72; Fresno, Cal. - 71; Paterson, N. J. - 70; Rochester, N. Y. - 70; Croydon, England - 69; Chicago, Ill. (Scandinavian) - 68; Lynn, Mass. - 68; Nanticoke, Pa. (Polish) - 68; Tampa, Fla. - 68; Montreal, Que. - 66; Santa Ana, Cal. - 66; Tunapuna, Trinidad - 66; Altrincham, England - 65; Balboa Heights, Canal Zone - 65; East Kirkby, England - 65; Minneapolis, Minn. (Polish) - 65; Portsmouth, England - 65; Philadelphia, Pa. (Polish) - 64; San Jose, Cal. - 64; Winnipeg, Man. (Ukrainian) - 64; Brooklyn, N. Y. (Polish) - 62; Orebro, Sweden - 62; Panama, Canal Zone - 62; Topeka, Kans. - 62; York, Pa. - 62; Flint, Mich. - 61; Gloucester, England - 61; Pullman, Ill. (Polish) - 61; Warrington, England - 61; Watertown, N. Y. - 61; Detroit, Mich. (Hungarian) - 59; Malmö, Sweden - 59; Rockford, Ill. - 59; Atlanta, Ga. - 58; New Haven, Conn. - 58; New Brighton, Pa. - 58; South Bend, Ind. - 57; Dubuque, Iowa - 56; Buffalo, N. Y. (Polish) - 55; Chicago, Ill. (Ukrainian) - 55; East St. Louis, Ill. - 54; Nottingham, England - 54; Aurora, Ill. - 54; Bjoerneborg, Sweden - 54; Cape Town, S. Africa - 54; Clydach-on-Tawe, Wales - 54; Detroit, Mich. (Colored) - 54; Wallasey, England - 54; Bayonne, N. J. - 53; Birkenhead, England - 53; Norfolk, Va. - 53; Nuneaton, England - 53; Passaic, N. J. - 53; Providence, R. I. - 53; Bay City, Mich. - 52; Birmingham, Ala. - 52; Jackson, Mich. - 51; Pittsburgh, Pa. (Polish) - 51; East Liverpool, O. - 50; Haager, Finland - 50; Hartford, Conn. - 50; Miami, Florida - 50; Painesville, O. (Hungarian) - 50; St. Petersburg, Fla. - 50; Cardiff, Wales - 49; Stockton, Cal. - 49; Elizabeth, N. J. - 48; Long Beach, Cal. - 48; Newark, N. J. - 48; Toledo, O. (Polish) - 48; Wheeling, W. Va. - 48; Wolverhampton, England - 48; Canton, Ohio - 47; Dundee, Scotland - 47; Kalamazoo, Mich. - 47; Schenectady, N. Y. - 47; Duluth, Minn. - 46; Norrkoeping, Sweden - 46; Phoenix, Ariz. - 46; Wilmington, Del. - 46; Altoona, Pa. - 45; Cumberland, Md. - 45; Fall River, Mass. - 45; Ft. Worth, Tex. - 45; Hammond-E. Chicago, Ind. (Polish) - 45; Mattoon, Ill. - 45; Omaha, Neb. - 45; Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. - 45; Springfield, Mass. - 45; Duluth, Minn. (Polish) - 44; Essex, England - 44; Gillingham, England - 44; Mobile, Ala. - 44; Mt. Vernon, N. Y. - 44; Southend-on-Sea, England - 44; Bradford, England - 43; Kitchener, Ont. - 43; Terre Haute, Ind. - 43; Wigan, England - 43; Auburn, Ind. - 42; Brazil, Ind. - 42; Brantford, Ont. - 42; Dartford, England - 42; Bremerton, Wash. - 41; Champaign, Ill. - 41; Des Moines, Ia. - 41; Lima, Ohio - 41; Mansfield, England - 41; Oxford, England - 41; Pertersburg, Va. - 41; Portsmouth, O. - 41; Sharon, O. - 41; Warren, O. - 41; Barnoldswick, England - 40; Bellingham, Wash. - 40; Boise, Idaho - 40; Medicine Hat, Alta. - 40; Niagara Falls, N. Y. - 40; Port Huron, Mich. - 40; St. Helens, England - 40; St. John, N. B. - 40; Cedar Rapids, Ia. - 39; Clinton, Ia. - 39; Cromwell, Conn. - 39; Lawrence, Mass. - 39; Pawtucket, R. I. - 39; South Bend, Ind. (Polish) - 39; Stockport, England - 39; Walsall, England - 39; Bevent, Wis. (Polish) - 38; Chicago, Ill. (Colored) - 38; Crooksville, O. - 38; Easton, Pa. - 38; Latchford, Enland - 38; Saginaw, Mich. - 38; Scranton, Pa. - 38; Syracuse, N. Y. - 38; Brandon, Man. - 37; Gary, Ind. (Polish) - 37; Huddersfield, England - 37; Johnstown, Pa. - 37; New Lebanon, Ind. - 37; Sacramento, Cal. - 37; Ashton-U-Lyne, England - 36; Chatham, Ont. - 36; Coatbridge, England - 36; Derby, England - 36; Ft. Smith, Ark. - 36; Calmar, Alta. - 35; Camden, N. J. - 35; Fargo, N. D. - 35; Niagara Falls, Ont. - 35; Old Hill, England - 35; Portage La Prairie, Man. - 35; Springfield, Mo. - 35; Barrow-in-Furness, England - 34; Evansville, Ind. - 34; Ft. Wayne, Ind. - 34; Hammond, Ind. - 34; Middlesboro, England - 34; Nashville, Tenn. - 34; Brockton, Mass. - 33; Elwood, Ind. - 33; Greenfield, Mass. - 33; Lancaster, England - 33; Lincoln, Neb. - 33; Modesto, Cal. - 33; W. Brownsville, Pa. (Hungarian) - 33; Wooster, O. - 33; Bournemouth, England - 32; Chase Terrace, England - 32; Freeport, Ill. - 32; Grimsby, England - 32; Kingston, N. Y. - 32; Paso Robles, Cal. - 32; Pueblo, Col. - 32; Bloomfield, N. J. - 31; Colon, Panama - 31; Cristobal, Canal Zone (Colored) - 31; Curtiss, Wis. - 31; Danville, Ill. - 31; Greenock, Scotland - 31; Kirkaldy, Scotland - 31; Tiffin, O. - 31; Zanesville, O. - 31; Alliance, O. - 30; Chester, Pa. - 30; Elkhart, Ind. - 30; Galt, Ont. - 30; Joplin, Mo. - 30; Manchester, N. H. (Greek) - 30; Marion, O. - 30; New Liskeard, Ont. - 30; New Orleans, La., No. 2. - 30; Peterborough, England - 30; Pisarzowa, Poland - 30; Poughkeepsie, N. Y. - 30; Quincy, Mass. - 30; Saginaw, Mich. - 30; South Shields, England - 30; Stottville, N. Y. - 30; Tonawanda, N. Y. - 30; Trenton, N. J. - 30; Utica, N. Y. - 30; Yeovil, England - 30; Arkansas City, Kans. - 29; Blackpool, England - 29; Elgin, Ill. - 29; Falkirk, Scotland - 29; Grand Rapids, Mich. (Polish) - 29; Hutchinson, Kans. - 29; Little Rock, Ark. - 29; Marion, Ind. - 29; Massillon, O. - 29; New Britain, Conn. - 29; Newburgh, N. Y. - 29; North Weymouth, Mass. - 29; Rotherham, England - 29; Syracuse, N. Y. (Polish) - 29; Tulsa, Okla. - 29; Barnsley, England - 28; Berberton-Akron, O. (Hungarian) - 28; Burlington, Wash. - 28; Calgary, Alta. - 28; California, Trinidad - 28; Chattanooga, Tenn. (Colored) - 28; Cincinnati, O. (Colored) - 28; Cleveland, O. (Hungarian) - 28; Cleveland, O. (Slovak) - 28; Glace Bay, N. S. - 28; Harrisburg, Pa. - 28; Hawthorne, Cal. - 28; Iola, Kans. - 28; Linton, Ind. - 28; New Castle, Pa. - 28; Port Limon, Costa Rica - 28; Sawtelle, Cal. - 28; Stockton-on Tees, England - 28; Augusta, Ga. - 27; Risby, England - 27; Butler, Pa., No. 1 - 27; Chelmsford, England - 27; Colorado Springs, Colo. - 27; Danbury, O. - 27; El Paso, Tex. - 27; Hegewisch, Ill. (Polish) - 27; Marietta, O. - 27; McKeesport, Pa. - 27; New Kensington, Pa. - 27; N. Chelmsford, Mass. - 27; Perth Amboy, N. J. (Polish) - 27; Portland, Me. - 27; Woodstock, Ont. - 27; Colne, England - 26; Darlington, England - 26; Des Plaines, Ill. - 26; Dewsbury, England - 26; Dowlais, Wales - 26; Eagle Rock City, Cal. - 26; Lewiston, Pa. - 26; Llanelly, Wales - 26; Moline, Ill. - 26; Muncie, Ind. - 26; Nelson, England - 26; Pottstown, Pa. - 26; Southampton, England - 26; Akron, O. (Polish) - 25; Benton Harbor, Mich. - 25; Brighton, England - 25; Ipswich, England - 25; Lansing, Mich. - 25; Lodz, Poland - 25; Lorain, O. (Polish) - 25; Morgantown, W. Va. - 25; Penarth, Wales - 25; Regina, Sask. - 25; Runcorn, England - 25; Sioux City, Ia. - 25; Winkler, Man. - 25; Bracebridge, Ont. - 24; Denison, Tex. - 24; Greensboro, N. C. - 24; Guelph, Ont. - 24; Halifax, N. S. - 24; Jackson, Mich. (Polish) - 24; Johnstown, N. Y. - 24; Kamsack, Sask. - 24; Newark, O. - 24; New Brunsw Продолжение:
ick, N. J. - 24; Parsons, Kans. - 24; Peterboro, Ont. - 24; Pittsburg, Kans. - 24; San Antonio, Tex. (Spanish) - 24; Tamworth, England - 24; Tunbridge Wells, England - 24; Wakefield, England - 24; Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - 24; Aleksandrowka, Poland - 23; Asheville, N. C. - 23; Bayonne, N. J. (Polish) - 23; Big Sandy, Tex. - 23; Framingham, Mass. - 23; Katy, Poland - 23; McKeesport, Pa. (Colored) - 23; Ottawa, Ont. - 23; Stratford, Ont. - 23; Windsor, Ont. - 23; Athens, Greece - 22; Bath, England - 22; Black Rock, N. Y. (Polish) - 22; Bolsover, England - 22; Bolton, England - 22; Chesterfield, England - 22; Hamilton, England - 22; Hastings, England - 22; Kentville, N. S. - 22; Margate, England - 22; Mazenod, Sask. - 22; San Antonio, Tex. (Colored) - 22; Warren, Pa. - 22; Wenatchee, Wash. - 22; W. Chelmsford, Mass. - 22; Wilmington, N. C. - 22; Bedford, Ind. - 21; Belvidere, Ill. - 21; Cliftondale, Mass. - 21; Congo, O. (Hungarian) - 21; Farrell, Pa. - 21; Geneva, Ill. - 21; Jeffersonville, Ind. - 21; Jamestown, N. Y. - 21; Kewanee, Ill. - 21; Long Branch, N. J. - 21; Monessen, Pa. - 21; Muskegon, Mich. - 21; New Castle, Pa. (Polish) - 21; New Orleans, La., No. 1 - 21; Santa Cruz, Cal. - 21; Stirling, Ont. - 21; Whitsett, Pa. (Russian) - 21; Albany, N. Y. - 20; Annapolis, Md. - 20; Bridgeport, Conn. (Hungarian) - 20; Cheltenham, England - 20; Duquesne, Pa. (Hungarian) - 20; Elmsford, N. Y. - 20; Erie, Pa. (Polish) - 20; Knoxville, Tenn. - 20; Mansfield, O. - 20; Nashua-Milford, N. H. - 20; New Bedford, Mass. - 20; Norristown, Pa. - 20; Perry, N. Y. - 20; Perth, Scotland - 20; Poznan, Poland - 20; Saugre Grande, Trinidad - 20; Seguin, Tex. (Spanish) - 20; St. Paul, Minn. (Polish) - 20; Sydney, N. S. - 20; Whitley Bay, England - 20; Wichita Falls, Tex. - 20.
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1921
BELIEVING that the King’s business requires the best possible service, it has been the policy of the management to put the work of the Society on ah efficiency basis. To this end the work at headquarters has been organized, and likewise the work at the various branch offices has been arranged. All the dear brethren at headquarters appreciate the fact that it is a privilege and not a right to be there, and that the privilege of engaging in the Lord’s service at this time is second to none granted to any one on earth. And being all devoted to the Lord and his cause, they recognize it is a great privilege to cooperate in the work with others in making known the message of the kingdom.
As a great orchestra renders harmonious music only when each , player attends strictly to his instrument or part of the business, even so the Lord’s work yields harmonious results when each one remains at his post and performs with his might what his hands find to do. We strive to learn the lesson, "Study to be quiet find do your own business”. With these practical methods directed always by the holy spirit, every one manifesting the holy spirit finds the work joyful and beneficial.
OFFICE ROOM
Since the reestablishment of the Bethel the executive offices, editorial rooms, correspondence department, etc., have been at Bethel. The space there, however, has been inadequate to accommodate the workers required to meet the increased demands. Hence it has been necessary for us to lease a building at 35 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, some eight blocks from the Bethel Home, at which place we have installed most of our printing machinery.
In all there are laboring at Bethel 107 persons. Every one at headquarters works. For this reason it is known as a workhouse and not a place to idle away time. All the available space in the Bethel Home is occupied either as offices or as sleeping rooms, only that we reserve two rooms for guests who. visit us from time to time.
In addition to the English work done at the Myrtle Avenue office, there are located also the domestic German, domestic Greek, domestic Armenian and domestic Hungarian offices.
PRINTING
One of the great expenses borne by the Society in years past has been that of printing. In former years a great amount of printed matter was sent out free; but as times grew more strenuous and many of the friends less able to contribute to the work, it was thought wise to sell the literature and in that way to help bear the expenses. In addition to this, experience has proven that when a person buys a book he is much more likely to read it than when it is given to him; and since our chief object is to get the message into the minds of the people, it has seemed to be the best way to sell them the literature rather than to give it away. The Lord’s blessing has been manifested upon this method.
Manufacturing the booklets, etc., has been a great expense. In former years the setting of The Watch Tower in type and its printing was all done by hired help, not consecrated. And that was true with reference to the booklets. As labor conditions grew more acute and the prices increased, it seemed to be the part of wisdom to purchase and install a printing plant. We therefore purchased and equipped our printing plant with a large rotary magazine press, built an escalator connecting the press with the trimming room above, installed cutters, trimmers, stitchers, knife-grinders and other necessary equipment, together with a flatbed press for the printing of booklets, a folding machine, typesetting machines, multi-color press, stereo molding equipment, lathes, etc., at an approximate cost of $50,000.00, payment being made in monthly installments. In addition to this we equipped the domestic Greek Branch with a typesetting machine; also a similar machine in the domestic German Branch. Furthermore, we have at the domestic Polish Branch in Detroit a printing outfit.
By the Lord’s grace we were able to find consecrated brethren with sufficient experience to man all this machinery; and the result has been that our printing during the last year has been done at the minimum cost— at a price much lower than that involved had it been done anywhere else. We have purchased paper directly from the mills and all other material at the lowest price possible; and in this way have been able to get out a large amount of literature at less cost than otherwise we could have done.
The typesetting machines (Intertype and Linotype) enable us to set all the type for The Watch Tower, The Golden Age, booklets and books; thus greatly reducing the cost of production. In addition to the English work done here, we are able to set on our machines the type in the Greek, German, Italian, Slovak, Hungarian, etc.
Until recent months all of our stereotype plates were molded by other companies and at a very high cost. We have now installed machinery for molding the stereotype plates for The Watch Tower, The Golden Age, booklets and books; and these stereotyped plates we are able to manufacture as good as any one and at the very lowest possible cost.
The Watch Tower, The Golden Age, and other publications, are put through on schedule time. A chart is kept in the Service Department by which is indicated in advance when each part of the work must be done. The copy from the editorial rooms must be in the hands of the typesetters on a date certain, and each part of the manufacturing must be taken up at a specific time. Now the articles are written and sent to the composing room and are put in type on the typesetting machines. These are operated in three shifts; therefore copy sent down in the evening is next morning in galley proof on the desks of the proof-readers. As soon as the proofs are approved, the forms are made up and taken immediately into the adjoining room, where the plates are molded. The plates are then transferred to the press-room and the press is started. Our big press will print on an average of 50,000 copies of The Golden Age daily, or an average of 25,000 complete copies of the “Millions” booklet. The press has turned out as high as 34,000 completed copies of the “Millions” booklet in one day.
Formerly when The Watch Tower was mailed, practically the whole office force was taken off for two or three days for wrapping the Towers. Now all the addressing is done by machinery and -one man operates a machine which stamps the mailing slips on the journals. They are then tied in bundles and thrown into mail bags and hauled in our own truck to the post office. And when we have a large shipment, arrangements are made with the post office to take them direct to the cars to be shipped away. If your Tower or Golden Age does not reach you on time, it may be the fault of your local post office.
BRANCH OFFICES
When the disturbance came in 1918, relationship between the home office and the foreign offices was practically severed. The reorganization of this work had to be done afterwards and began in the Fall of 1919. It is gratifying to note the increase of the work in foreign fields. There seems to be a greater freedom of action when each nationality has some specific thing to do about witnessing to its own people. Hence we deemed it wise to organize branch offices, all of which are operated under the supervision of the main office, at Brooklyn, which branch offices are both domestic and foreign. By “domestic” is meant a branch located in the United States which carries on the work among people speaking a language foreign to English; and by “foreign” we mean an office located outside of the United States.
There is such a quantity of data relative to the work by the various branch offices of the Society that our space would not permit us to publish a detailed, report, so that here we can give only a brief summary of the activities of the work among foreign-speaking peoples operated under the different branches. We give them here in alphabetical order.
Arabic: Domestic branch at Brooklyn; Brother J. Fakourey, secretary in charge. This branch has only recently been organized, but within a short time it has done some good work. There has been a fair distribution of the “Millions” booklets, also the sale of quite a number of copies of Volume 1 of Studies in the Scriptures, and besides tracts and other free papers have been circulated. Public lectures are held each week in Arabic.
Armenian: A domestic branch was established at Brooklyn in July, 1921, with Brother A. S. Zakian as secretary in charge. The Watch Tower is now being published in Armenian. The “Millions” booklet in this language, as well as in the Armeno-Turkish, is having a good circulation in the United States and some other parts of the world. There is a limited Pilgrim service conducted from Brooklyn, and particularly is this service furnished for the benefit of the Armenian population in California.
Australian: The office at Melbourne is in charge of Brother W. W. Johnston. With his annual report Brother Johnston writes: “Herewith find enclosed a copy for the annual statement of the Australian Branch. From it you will see that our total output is almost double that of the previous year. The output of the Studies in the Scriptures has increased about one and one-half times; and the sale of booklets and ‘Hell’ Towers, including ‘Millions’ and ‘Talking with the Dead’, has increased more than five times. . . . We are encouraged to greater diligence in the service of him who did so much for us.”
“The total number of Studies in the Scriptures.
Pastor Russell's Sermons, booklets and Scenarios sold is 37,047; Peoples Pulpit, The Golden Age and The, Watch Tower distributed, 750,919; letters -received, 2,679; letters sent out, 3,191. “Golden Age No. 27 was widely distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand. The dear friends are now busy with the ‘Millions-Mystery’ drive and we anticipate great things. Everywhere the people flock to hear the glad message that millions now living will never die. There appear to be larger opportunities and greater demand for service than ever before; and by God’s grace we intend to do our best to keep up with the demand.” Last year Brother MacPherson made a Pilgrim tour of Australia with splendid results. Brother Johnston delivered thirteen lectures in New Zealand on the subject “Millions Now Living Will Never Die”.
British: The British Branch at London is in charge of Brother J. Hemery. Brother Hemery reports the work in Great Britain this year as very successful. That office has printed 250,000 of the “Millions” booklets and made a wide distribution throughout the British Isles. In addition to the many public meetings held by speakers who travel by railway,' several brethren travel throughout the land on motorcycles. They go in pairs, each motorcycle carrying a side car. They advertise a meeting in a town where there is no class, hold the meeting and sell the literature. As we go to press we have not the details in sufficient form to publish at this time, and while they are expected daily from the London office the publication will have to be deferred until some later date. .
Canadian: The Canadian Branch was established during the war at Winnipeg, with Bother W. F. Salter in charge; and later it was moved to Toronto, where it is now situated. The year closing has been the best by far of the work in Canada. Brother Salter’s letter accompanying his annual report says: “My heart is overflowing with gratitude and thanksgiving to- our loving heavenly Father as I forward to you the fourth annual report covering the work in Canada during the year 1921. His blessing has rested richly upon the efforts of the friends throughout; the Dominion. . . , For the Pilgrim visits the classes have arranged first- class auditoriums and well advertised the meetings, with the consequence that the greatest witness we have ever made has been effected. Pilgrim brethren have addressed publie meetings with an approximate attendance of 169,113. In addition to this 104,325 have attended the Drama exhibitions; making a total public witness of 273,438. This does not include the public meetings held by the classes and addressed by the elders, which means many more thousands who heard the message. The Pilgrim brethren in making these visits and to address public meetings have traveled this year 111,276 miles.
“Our dear Brother Black finished his course with joy April 29, 1921. He served many long and faithful years in the truth and was particularly zealous in the Pilgrim work during the dark years of the war in Canada. He was dearly beloved throughout the Dominion and elsewhere; and in the Lord’s providence his passing has inspired many to press on with greater love and zeal.
“The colporteurs have done splendid work, and the result is indeed encouraging. The class organization for the Golden Age work and the sale of other of the Society’s literature shows gratifying results. Sales of the Studies in the Scriptures (Volumes 1 to 7, inclusive) amount to a total of 35,847; ‘Talking with the Dead’, 20,963; ‘Millions Now Living Will Never Die’, 82.526; miscellaneous books, booklets, etc., 15,593; letters and cards received, 13,148; letters and cards dispatched, 19,996. In addition to this we have put out tracts advertising the meetings to the number of ?00,000 since August.”
CENTRAL EUROPEAN OFFICE
It was deemed best to organize and put in operation an office in Central Continental Europe for the purpose of more directly managing the work there. Such an office was established at Zurich, Switzerland, after the close of the fiscal year 1920, with Brother C. C. Binkele in charge. The jurisdiction of this branch is over the countries of Switzerland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, and Italy. Some of these countries embraced have local managers and some have not; yet there are workers in all the countries named under the direction of the Central European office. The organization is such that the local representatives in these countries named keep in direct touch with the Central European Office, make reports to that office in their respective languages, and the central office translates the reports into English and forwards them to the main office at Brooklyn. The Lord has wonderfully manifested his blessing upon this arrangement.
At Berne, Switzerland, a number, of brethren organized a company and established a printing plant.
“Two weeks ago I attended a convention of the French- Swiss friends at Lausanne, which was visited better than any French convention I have ever attended. There was a better spirit and we notice the ‘Freytag influence’ has been cast off and overcome. Brother Durieux is very active and has been hard at work among the French, the best field among the French being the hard-working miners in the North and the furthermost South of France. Alsace-Lorraine is prospering.”
There was some disturbance in Holland at the beginning of the year because of the interference of meddlers; but now the work directed from the Central European Office and managed locally by a brother in Holland is progressing splendidly.
Prior to the World War it was impossible for anyone to preach the truth in Austria. Through the efforts of the Central European Office a way has been opened and brethren have recently visited Austria and held meetings and sold a great number of the “Millions” booklets and other literature. One brother reporting on the meetings in Vienna, Austria, writes: “The message made a mighty impression. The announcement caused immense sensation and gave rise to much discussion on the streets before the meeting. The hall was overcrowded long before the beginning and the doors were shut, while hundreds were turned away. The crowd Listened with breathless attention to the wonderful message of the establishment of the kingdom of God and the comforting promises of the Scriptures that millions now living will never die. Never before have I seen people so anxious for the message as there. At the end such a storm of applause raged through the great hall as I have never before heard; and then the crowd stormed the book tables and struggled with each other to get the 'Millions’ booklet. Some of the persons would buy from five to ten booklets at one time, while others crowded around the platform to ask questions and many cried out, ‘When will the next discourse be?’. In a worn, it seemed to us that the message was to them the bread of life—to a dying, hungry people. On the evening of the discourse we sold 2100 ‘Millions’ booklets and received 1200 address cards in addition; and each day since we have received many inquiries from Vienna. The follow-up work is arranged; halls have been rented, and on the sixth of November another Pilgrim brother again goes from Germany, Brother Wellenshaus, who will give discourses there with the Lord's help. In December again a Pilgrim brother will be there, Brother Cunow, who is particularly fitted of the Lord to organize Berean studies.”
A stock of literature is kept at the Central European Office, from which the various countries of Europe are supplied on quick order without the necessity of sending to America for it. This organization has facilitated the witness of the truth in that part of the world; and while the priests and clergy oppose violently, the work still grows by leaps and bounds. There has never been a time in the history of the harvest that such interest has been manifested in Continental Europe, particularly in the countries above named, as during the past twelve months. The friends there are encouraged, and this should encourage the brethren everywhere. The Catholics have long kept the people in ignorance of the Bible and in recent years the Protestants in Continental Europe have turned to higher criticism; and indeed there is a famine in the land for the hearing of the Word of God and the order-loving people are gladly hearing the message. The time has come for them to know the truth, and the Lord is granting opportunity.
France: The French work under the supervision of the Central European Office is operated from Berne, Switzerland, Brother E. Zaugg being in charge, directing the French work in French Switzerland, France, and Belgium. There are local representatives in Paris, where a depot or local office is kept, stocked with literature;
and brethren travel throughout Switzerland, trance, and Belgium proclaiming the message in the French language and distributing the literature and books in that language. Particularly has the message “Millions Now Living Will Never Die” interested the people in these countries as nothing else heretofore has done.
Germany (foreign branch) : During the war it was impossible for the main office at Brooklyn to communicate directly with the German office and conditions in Germany made the witness of the truth almost impossible. During the past year the work was reorganized and placed within the jurisdiction of the Central European Office, with Brother Paul Balzereit as local manager at Barmen. The organization for the public witness has done splendid work during the past year. The colporteurs as well as the class workers have sold a great many books. The public witness has surpassed anything that Germany has ever known. Great crowds storm the halls to hear the testimony; and aside from the United States, Germany has sold and distributed more of the “Millions” booklets than any other country in the world. As an illustration: prior to the World War there were in the vicinity of Leipzig only a few truth friends. During the past year a convention of Bible Students was held there attended by 2,500 of the brethren, and it is reported as being one of the most spiritually helpful conventions ever held in Germany. The enemy in Germany not knowing what else to charge against the Bible Students is now charging that our work is Jewish propaganda financed by wealthy Jews of America. As a matter of fact, as all know, no Jew has ever contributed one penny to the spreading of the gospel through the Society’s efforts.
German (domestic branch): A German branch
Located at Brooklyn, with Brother T. Boerner as secretary in charge, is specially locking after the German work in the United States and Canada. This office is equipped with a linotype machine and printing press, under the direction of the main office at Brooklyn, and is translating and preparing for publication the German Literature of the Society; also conducting a Pilgrim service amongst the German-speaking people. For most of the year The Watch Tower has been published here in German; but for convenience it is now arranged to have all the Towers printed in Germany and sent from there to the German-speaking people in America as well as in other countries.
Czechoslovakian (domestic branch): This branch is located at Detroit, together with the Polish Branch, with Brother Salata as secretary in charge. These brethren have been doing during the past year a splendid work in the distribution of literature, the sale of “Millions” booklets and other publications of the Society.
Danish: The Society's office for Denmark is located at Copenhagen; Brother C. Luttichau, secretary in charge, directing the work throughout that country. The Lord's blessing has been manifested upon the work there this year, and the reports are encouraging.
Finnish: The work of spreading the gospel in Finland is directed from Helsingfors by Brother K. Harteva, under the supervision of the Swedish office at Orebro, Sweden. The conditions resulting from the war have made it quite difficult there in many ways for the disposition of the literature. Brother Harteva reports: "We have been surrounded with many difficulties, but on the other hand the Lord has helped us and we have been able to do a good lot of work. All seven volumes of the Studies in the Scriptures are now published in the Finnish language, and in addition thereto Brother Russell’s sermons, ‘Tabernacle Shadows,’ the Manna, hymn books, ‘Millions’, and the various booklets; and besides, much free literature is distributed. A regular Pilgrim service is conducted from this office and during the year 1464 meetings were held for the Finns; while 2124 meetings were held for the Swedish-speaking people in Finland. More than 100,000 books and booklets were sent out.” Brother Harteva is a very noble brother and laboring under difficulties, is spreading the glad tidings amongst the Finns and the Swedish-speaking people in that land in both languages.
Greek (domestic branch): This branch, located at Brooklyn, with Brother M. A. Stamoulas secretary in charge, under the supervision of course of the main office, is directing the work amongst the Greek-speaking people in the United States. The work has grown marvelously during the past twelve months. Not only is The Watch Tower translated, set in type and printed in. the Greek language here; but other books and booklets are likewise prepared for publication and printed. The increased interest in the Greek work in the past year is unparalleled in any previous year; which gives much cause for rejoicing.
Greek (foreign) : The foreign work amongst the Greeks, both in Greece and in the Isle of Crete, is conducted by local brethren there, particularly Brother Bosdoyannes. This brother is a college professor, who for a number of years has been a teacher and is thoroughly learned in English as well as in Greek and translates much of the literature for the Society. He makes Pilgrim tours throughout Greece and Crete and reports splendid interest wherever he goes. Other brethren are likewise engaged in spreading the gospel there. The priests of the Greek church succeeded in preventing the “Millions” booklets from being sent in from the United States for distribution; but the adversary has not been successful in preventing them from going in some other way. The people are now getting the “Millions” booklets and other literature of the Society in Crete and in Greece.
Hungarian (domestic): This branch is located at Brooklyn; Brother John Vargo; secretary in charge. The list of the Hungarian Watch Tower subscribers during the past year has greatly increased. The interest at the public meetings likewise increased, and the sale and distribution of the Hungarian literature has grown far beyond our expectations. Our Hungarian brethren have shown a great deal of zeal and earnestness in spreading the gospel.
Hungarian (foreign) : The foreign Hungarian office is located at Cluj, Roumania, with Brother C. Szabo as secretary in charge; and the work is done in connection with the Roumanian office at that place. A large number of “Millions” booklets have been distributed among the people in the last year, who have gladly heard the message that the kingdom is at hand. More details concerning this work will be found under the heading of the Roumanian office.
Indian: The Society’s headquarters for India are located at Kottayam, South India, with Brother A. J. Joseph as secretary in charge. Besides the other books of the Society the “Millions” booklet has been translated and published in the Malayalam and, Urdu dialects; and translations' are progressing in the Singhalese (Island of Cevlon), Tamil, Burmese, Telugu; and Canarese dialects.
There has been a large distribution of tracts in India this year and the brethren have held numerous public meetings in various parts of the country, with splendid interest. The nominal church, particularly the Church of England, is bitterly persecuting our brethren in India. Brother Joseph writes: “Conditions are serious, with signs of famine and distress everywhere. The conflict between capital and labor is growing bitter.” Many of the people, however, are gladly hearing the truth. There is a decided awakening in India and a hungering and thirsting after the kingdom message.
Italian (domestic): The Italian work for the United States is directed from the main office, Brother G. De Cecca being the secretary in charge of that work. Not only is The Watch Tower printed by the Society and sent out regularly in the Italian language, but books and other literature, as will be seen by reference to our literature bulletin. The Italian work in Italy, as above suggested, is under the direction of the Central European Office. Brother Guzzetta, formerly of the Bethel, is now in Italy, and also Brother Adolph Weber, who are working amongst the Italian people and spreading the gospel, Italy has never shown a great interest in the truth, but during the past year there is a manifest increase of interest.
Jamaican: Readers of The Watch Tower will be pleased to note that the work in Jamaica is now in a much healthier condition than at any time in the past. Brother Davidson, the Society’s representative there, is doing his best to further the work and the Lord is adding his blessing. The colporteur work has been slow, due to financial conditions; yet the exhibition of the Drama for the public has been well attended, as well as the public meetings. The literature has been well received and much of it has gone out to the people. Brother George Young is now visiting Jamaica and other British West Indian possessions and holding public meetings.
Korean: The Society’s work for Korea is carried on from Seoul, Korea, under the direction of Brother P. S. Kang, secretary in charge, who together with other brethren has made pilgrimages during the past year throughout Korea, holding public meeting. While the interest has not been as great as in other places, a goodly number of books and booklets have been sold, particularly the “Millions” booklet. The latter is translated and published in the Pure Korean and also in the Mixed Script dialects. Korea is controlled by Japan, and while there are not many Christians in Japan, yet there are some who are interested in the truth. The message “Millions Now Living Will Never Die” is now being translated into the Japanese language and we expect to have it published in a short time.
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